Don’t just go chasing the big dogs in this weekend’s Travelers Championship. We know the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, and Justin Thomas are all going to be down there in Cromwell, but what you don’t want to is seeing a dark horse you ignored betting on win it in the end. Here are three sleepers you have to keep an eye on.
2017 Travelers Championship Sleeper Picks and Predictions
DeLaet was a regular competitor at the Travelers Championship, having participated in the event for seven-straight years before missing it last year due to anxiety. The plan now for DeLaet is to announce his return to Travelers by uncorking a huge performance in Cromwell this weekend. He’s got the springboard to do it, as he recently finished with a T10 at Memorial earlier this month. DeLaet, who’s got five top 10’s on the season, finished third in the 2013 edition of the Travelers and fourth in 2015.
Berger’s memory of him wasting a three-stroke lead in last year’s Travelers Championship remains fresh so expect the 24-year-old to come in determined at the TPC River Highlands. Currently ranked 12th in the FedExCup leaderboard, Berger will wrestle the greens at the Travelers a few days after topping the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Berger has four top 10’s on the season and has made the cut 12 times out of the 17 events he’s played so far.
The TPC River Highlands has bought Watson the good life. See, Watson is the all-time leader in career earnings at the said course. He was 25th last year at the Travelers but he’s also a two-time champ of the event. That’s not to mention his 67.19 scoring average in Cromwell since 2008. If anything, Watson has alternated making it inside the top 10 and missing the cut in past six starts. He was cut at the U.S. Open.
